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The Most Bizarre Kickstarter Projects Ever!
Kickstarter has made a name for itself as one of the leading crowdfunding platforms, with a mission to bring creative projects to life. There is a vast array of projects to browse and even pledge money to. You only have to think of projects like Glyph from Avegant, the... Read more
Windowless Plane Makes Flying Amazing But Terrifying
Aerophobia: the fear of flying is common for many people. Being 30,000 feet in the air in a tin can isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. But in ten years time, flying may become even more terrifying! What about windowless airplanes? The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is hoping to... Read more
Windows 10 Will Be Free for Personal Users‏
All eyes are on Microsoft next year, in 2011 the team screwed up by offering a mobile-like experience to Windows customers with Windows 8, alongside pricing it rather highly, compared to Apple who decided to drop the price of OS X and make it free to all desktop users... Read more
Hackers Put Nude Snapchat Pictures Online
It’s not been a good past couple of days for Snapchat or their users. Approximately 200,000 photos which users thought had been deleted have reportedly been put online by hackers, some of them believed to have been of nude underage children, since half of Snapchat’s users are between the... Read more
Thirteen Snapchat Fails
So we all think Snapchat is just for sending naughty messages that you don’t want anyone to keep or share. Well 90% of it is. But sometime people fail so hard they win. Here’s a selection of our favourite/worst. We can’t decide. All we know is that it was... Read more
The Weirdest People You’ll Find on the Internet!
Modern technology has given us the power to be able to edit and embellish pretty much any photo or video before anyone has the chance to see it, however thankfully the Internet has a way of making sure we get to see life in all its forms. Take a... Read more
10 New Android Apps That You Must Try
If you are looking for some new apps for your Android smartphone but need some inspiration, then look no further than our collection of the ten best new apps that were released last month. WeTransfer Image 1 of 10 You can use WeTransfer to send large files across the... Read more
Nude Photos Of Celebs Stolen From iCloud – is “Find My iPhone” To Blame?
Apple has some major explaining to do after it emerged that nude photos of A-list celebrities were published on 4chan, the anonymous image-sharing site. A total of 101 celebrities were targeted by the hacker who allegedly broke into their iCloud accounts and stole the images. One such celebrity was... Read more
Ice Bucket Challenge Fails
The ice bucket challenge has created a storm online, with social media sites being littered with videos of everyone tipping iced water over themselves in a bid to raise millions in order to fight the illness ALS. Everyone, including celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake and... Read more
15 Of The Funniest Photobombs
Photobombing is an art and if perfectly timed can produce the most hilarious results. Here are some of our favorite photobombs. This guy just made a memorable event more memorable! Image 1 of 15 Read more
11 People Who Probably Won’t See 30
I’m not really a lover of heights, so looking over the edge of a cliff or staring down into a  canyon is not really my favourite pastime. However for some people it is and they get a real thrill from living life on the edge – in some cases... Read more
Even Hot Girls Fail!

Even Hot Girls Fail!

News July 7, 2014

This videos are proof that even hot girls fail sometimes! How not to win a bikini contest! Image 1 of 4 Read more
15 Ridiculously Addictive Websites You Must Visit!
If you are bored with your regular websites and are looking for something a little more fun (or just mindless), then prepare to bookmark these fun, if not a little bizarre, websites: GeoGuessr Image 1 of 15 This addictive game will drop you into a random location and then... Read more
Failed World Record Jump Caught On GoPro
French Rally car driver Guerlain Chicherit attempted to break the world record for the longest car jump on March 18th earlier this year. The idea was to clear a 360-foot jump across a gap than spanned between a steel ramp and a concrete landing. Preparations were made and 15... Read more
The Funniest Things You’ll See On Google Street View
Some people relish the opportunity to be captured on Google’s Street View camera, whilst others would have preferred advanced warning, however both result in some pretty hilarious  photos. Here is a selection of our favourite Google Street View shots. Scuba gear and pitchforks, a strange combination Image 1 of... Read more
5000ppi Hologram Projection Phones To Arrive Next Year
The advent of lifelike holograms is upon us.  We have seen celebrities who are no longer around; appear on stage and ‘converse’ with real people thanks to new standards in holographic technology.  Imagine this type of breakthrough tech being wielded in the palm of your hand?  Well folks, we... Read more
iPhone 6 VS Galaxy Note 4 –  Poll Results
Thank you to everyone who voted in our poll to discover which was most anticipated; the iPhone 6 or the Galaxy Note 4. Just over 5,000 of you voted and there was a very clear winner – the iPhone 6! 65% of you decided that you were most excited... Read more
Celebrity Selfies: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Not wanting to be left out of the craze that is taking selfies, famous people are joining in the fun leading to a new craze that has come to be known as the “Celfie” (celebrity selfie). Unfortunately, some celebs don’t seem as naturally gifted when it comes to selfies.... Read more